- bluegrass
- 35 min
- 10 tracks
- Flying Fish Records
Mark Twang is a 1976 album by American bluegrass singer-songwriter and instrumentalist John Hartford. Much of his songs for the album were inspired by Hartford's experiences working on a riverboat, notably "The Julia Belle Swain" and "Let Him Go on Mama." The album was recorded all acoustic in the studio with Hartford by himself on all instruments and vocals. At the Grammy Awards of 1977, Mark Twang won the Grammy Award for Best Ethnic or Traditional Folk Recording.
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Spare, intimate, classical in form and cool.
- sparerichly built
- intimateepic
- classical in formformally daring
- cooloverwhelming
- rawmeticulous
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Tracks
- A1Skippin in the Mississippi Dew3:01
- A2Long Hot Summer Days4:49
- A3Let Him Go On Mama3:50
- A4Don't Leave Your Records in the Sun2:27
- A5Tater Tate and Allen Mundy2:42
- B1The Julia Belle Swain4:49
- B2Little Cabin Home on the Hill Waugh Waugh1:13
- B3Austin Minor Sympathy6:43
- B4The Lowest Pair0:45
- B5Tryin' to Do Something to Get Your Attention4:40
10 tracks, 35 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- John Hartford
- Label
- Flying Fish Records
- Released
- 1976
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- US
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